A Lean Journey 
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on this journey because without learning we can not improve.
“Everything can be improved.” — Clarence W. Barron
I believe this
quote is true. I also believe it is the basis for Lean thinking. It is easy to
get discouraged by all the problems we face. We can founder on our problems or
we can accept the fact that problems can be solved and things can be improved. The
choice is ours. Lean thinking is the belief that everything can be improved.
quote is true. I also believe it is the basis for Lean thinking. It is easy to
get discouraged by all the problems we face. We can founder on our problems or
we can accept the fact that problems can be solved and things can be improved. The
choice is ours. Lean thinking is the belief that everything can be improved.
Clarence W.
Barron was the president of the Dow Jones & Company. He managed the Wall
Street Journal. He was born on July 2, 1855 in Boston, Massachusetts and died
October 2, 1928.
Barron was the president of the Dow Jones & Company. He managed the Wall
Street Journal. He was born on July 2, 1855 in Boston, Massachusetts and died
October 2, 1928.
Barron was a
formidable man. He was known as a powerhouse. He had great energy and sought to
improve many things. He understood the power of this phrase, this idea. He
believed it just as I do. In addition to buying the Dow Jones Company he
founded various journals including Barron’s Financial Weekly. He is credited
with founding the modern concept of investigative financial journalism.
formidable man. He was known as a powerhouse. He had great energy and sought to
improve many things. He understood the power of this phrase, this idea. He
believed it just as I do. In addition to buying the Dow Jones Company he
founded various journals including Barron’s Financial Weekly. He is credited
with founding the modern concept of investigative financial journalism.
Certainly it
was Barron’s philosophy that everything could be improved and he sought to do
just that in his field of financial journalism.
was Barron’s philosophy that everything could be improved and he sought to do
just that in his field of financial journalism.
Just as Barron
strove to improve his industry we can all continuously strive to improve the
work we do whatever it may be. I invite you to join me in adopting and
implementing this credo: everything can be improved and there is nothing that
serves mankind better than the continuous improvement of all human endeavor.
strove to improve his industry we can all continuously strive to improve the
work we do whatever it may be. I invite you to join me in adopting and
implementing this credo: everything can be improved and there is nothing that
serves mankind better than the continuous improvement of all human endeavor.
Leave a Comment
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked with *